Waide-Betty Medical Scholarship Fund Grant

Waide-Betty Medical Scholarship Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Amarillo Area Foundation
Last Updated: September 22, 2025

Summary

The Waide-Betty Medical Scholarship Fund, managed by the Amarillo Area Foundation, supports college students from Ochiltree, Hansford, Lipscomb, Hutchinson, Roberts, or Hemphill counties pursuing careers in medical, nursing, pharmacy, dental fields, or as physician assistants. This fund ensures that deserving students can access higher education while maintaining full-time enrollment and adhering to GPA requirements. Established in 1957, the Amarillo Area Foundation plays a vital role in addressing healthcare needs in the Texas Panhandle.

Overview

Amarillo Area Foundation The Amarillo Area Foundation is the only nonprofit community foundation serving the more than 400,000 people in the Texas Panhandle. As a leader in philanthropic, nonprofit, and community issues, the Foundation is a catalyzing force that addresses the community’s most critical challenges by providing significant, shared and lasting results. The Amarillo Area Foundation’s history began in 1957 with a dream and a challenge to address the healthcare needs facing the Texas Panhandle. The Amarillo Area Foundation is the only community foundation serving Texas’ northernmost 26 counties.  Since its inception in 1957 and into the future, the Foundation provides grants and services to strengthen nonprofit organizations and the services they deliver. The Foundation is enriching the Panhandle communities we call home as a result of partnerships between area philanthropists and social entrepreneurs. The Foundation is governed by a Board of private citizens dedicated to their leadership role on philanthropic, nonprofit, and community issues. Waide-Betty Medical Scholarship Fund For a college student that is a current resident of or graduated from a high school located in Ochiltree, Hansford, Lipscomb, Hutchinson, Roberts or Hemphill counties currently enrolled in the medical, nursing, pharmacy, dental fields, or physician’s assistant at any accredited college or university.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The following applicant eligibility applies to any new Scholarship Fund:Applicants must complete the Amarillo Area Foundation’s General Scholarship Application.Applicants must reside within the Foundation’s service area or the geographic area specified by the Scholarship Fund Agreement, if different. The following policies apply to scholarship recipients:Scholarship recipients must enroll in the fall semester immediately following award and remain consecutively enrolled for the term of the scholarship unless specified otherwise.Scholarship recipients must maintain full-time enrollment (12 credit hours per semester for undergraduate, 6 credit hours per semester for graduate studies) The Foundation reserves the right to withdraw its Scholarship Awards under certain circumstances, including but not limited to:Recipient must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA as specified in the Scholarship Fund Criteria (default: 2.5 on a 4.0 scale if unspecified).Recipient must attend the specified college/university if dictated by the Scholarship Fund Criteria; otherwise, they may attend any qualified institution.Recipient must major in the field of study specified in the Scholarship Fund Criteria.